Vastus Medialis Oblique
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Description[edit | edit source]
Prime mover for screw home movement with Vastus Lateralis.
Origin[edit | edit source]
Medial side of femur
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Quadirceps tendon
Nerve[edit | edit source]
Artery[edit | edit source]
Function[edit | edit source]
Increase mechanical advantage of knee joint to perform knee extension by other heads of quadriceps.
Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]
Increase mechanical advantage of knee joint to perform knee extention by other heads of quadriceps.
Assessment[edit | edit source]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
- Smith TO, Nichols R, Harle D, Donell ST. Do the vastus medialis obliquus and vastus medialis longus really exist? A systematic review. Clin Anat. 2009 Mar;22(2):183-99.
- Pattyn E, Verdonk P, Steyaert A, Vanden Bossche L, Van den Broecke W, Thijs Y, Witvrouw E. Vastus medialis obliquus atrophy: does it exist in patellofemoral pain syndrome? Am J Sports Med. 2011 Jul;39(7):1450-5. Epub 2011 Apr 12.
- Günal I, Araç S, Sahinoğlu K, Birvar K. The innervation of vastus medialis obliquus. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1992 Jul;74(4):624.
- Holt G, Nunn T, Allen RA, Forrester AW, Gregori A. Variation of the vastus medialis obliquus insertion and its relevance to minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Jun;23(4):600-4. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
- Lin YF, Lin JJ, Cheng CK, Lin DH, Jan MH. Association between sonographic morphology of vastus medialis obliquus and patellar alignment in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Apr;38(4):196-202. Epub 2007 Nov 21
